Sensory Friendly 101 Training

Be empowered to start or continue your journey to accessibility and inclusion.

With Sensory Friendly 101 Training you learn the basics about your eight senses, sensory overload, sensory sensitivity and creating sensory-friendly experiences at events or locations.

Be a Part of Accessibility and Inclusion

Become Sensory-Friendly trained!

33% Of People Experience Sensory Challenges.

Did you know that up to 33% of the population is more likely to experience sensory sensitivity or sensory overload? Children, adults and seniors alike often find events, locations and experiences too busy, too noisy and too bright.

They are your customers and clients. Your employees and team members. Your family and friends. Make your space more accessible for 1/3 of the population from what you learn in Sensory Friendly Training.

Sensory Sensitivity and Sensory Overload can be Experienced by Anyone.

Many disabilities, disorders and differences contribute to the increasing demand for sensory-friendly experiences at locations or events.

In fact, sensory sensitivity and sensory overload aren’t just experiences by disabled persons. They can be experienced by anyone, at any time.

Be part of the solution that makes more people comfortable when you become trained.

"I have single-sided deafness and often struggle with loud or crowded environments.

The Sensory Friendly 101 Training not only helped me better understand my own sensory experience and triggers, but will guide me in making my own art shows more accessible to others."

Kristen Herrington Art

With Sensory Friendly Solutions Training you can:

Follow topics from an established curriculum.
Complete courses that count toward professional development credits.
Get access to online training 24/7 and proceed at your own pace.
Monitor progress as you complete topics, lessons and quizzes.
Receive a training certificate when you complete training.

Benefits of Sensory Friendly Training:

Appeal to a wider client/customer base.
Create a comfortable environment for your team, too!
Reduce barriers and increase accessibility.
Attract an underserved market.
Stand apart from your competition.
Make inclusion part of your business.
Generate goodwill and positive earned media.
Be a business that does good in the world.

Sensory Friendly 101 Training Content

Sensory Friendly 101 Training is an introductory, online course available on-demand. By the end of this training, you will have basic knowledge about your eight senses, sensory overload, sensory sensitivity and creating sensory-friendly experiences at events or locations.

Buy this 1-hour online training for only $19.99 CAD
It is available to you 24/7
Learn what it means to be sensory-friendly
Understand sensory sensitivity and sensory overload
Discover your eight senses
Get an idea of best practices to be more sensory-friendly, accessible and inclusive
Receive a Certificate of Completion after completing a short quiz

Course Sample

Lesson 1: About Your Senses
Understand how people experience sensory information, and how sensory overload can prevent the enjoyment of everyday experiences. Including things you may take for granted in your own workspace or environment.

Lesson 2: Your Eight Senses
Find out about your eight senses. You might think you only have five senses. But there three more that are also important to consider when creating accommodating experiences for people with sensory sensitivities or who experience sensory overload.

Lesson 3: Problems and Solutions
Discover what sensory-friendly environments can include, along with examples for a variety of industries and event types.

Lesson 4: Terminology
Learn the common terminology you can use to articulate and promote your sensory-friendly initiatives.

Lesson 5: Continue Your Sensory Friendly Journey
Get practical solutions and join the movement for accessibility and inclusion in the world.

Sensory-Friendly 101 Quiz
Test your knowledge with a quick quiz will give you a chance to review what you’ve learned throughout the training. This is required in order to receive the Certificate of Completion.

I took Sensory Friendly 101 Training for my business to work toward providing a more accessible service and ended up leaving with more information than I thought I would get.

I hope more businesses use their sensory-friendly solutions so I can look forward to a day where I (and 33% of the population) will feel comfortable going to events and concerts with everyone else.

Crystal Picard

Sensory overload is overwhelming, but the solutions can be simple.

This mantra of simplicity drives solutions created by Sensory Friendly Solutions with founder and CEO, Christel Seeberger at the lead.

Working in health care for 30 years, Christel saw how sensory sensitivity and sensory overload caused people to feel overwhelmed, anxious and stressed in daily life.

People of all ages simply stopped living life when they could not find sensory-friendly experiences at work, in their community, or when they travelled.

With the disability of adult-onset hearing loss, Christel understands these problems personally; she also experiences sensory sensitivity and sensory overload.

Christel founded Sensory Friendly Solutions to make the world more-sensory-friendly.

Why choose Sensory Friendly Solutions?

Since 2016, Sensory Friendly Solutions has worked to achieve its mission as a B Corp™ Certified social enterprise: make the world more sensory-friendly.

Sensory Friendly Solutions has established its thought leadership, and demonstrated its subject matter expertise with:

Founder and CEO Christel Seeberger has worked in health care for 30 years and is a person with a hearing disability herself.
The world’s first podcast about sensory challenges and sensory-friendly solutions, with over 5700 downloads around the globe. The podcast includes interviews with accessibility and inclusion leaders, as well as people with the lived experience of sensory challenges.
A growing newsletter that has more than 1500 subscribers interested in delivering sensory-friendly events and locations.
Free resources for people, businesses and organizations. Resources are evidence-informed and co-constructed with people with different disabilities. Find over 135 blog posts, checklists and guides, a self-assessment tool for businesses and organizations, a short documentary and two audio conferences, one for dentistry and one for tourism, arts and culture.
Online Training on how and why to offer sensory-friendly experiences for different events and locations. Training is evidence-informed and co-constructed with people with different disabilities.

Small Sensory Friendly Changes Have a Large Impact.

Improve the accessibility of your event or location in new and easy ways you hadn't considered.
Attract new and returning customers because they are truly included by your changes.
Reap the benefits of news media attention and the network effect from sharing in the community of people with disabilities.
Be a business that does good and has social impact. Be more sensory-friendly, accessible and inclusive and you align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities and Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sensory Friendly 101 Training

How long will it take me to complete this course?
While that will depend on each learner, the course content should take you approximately 1 hour to complete.

Do I have to complete this training all at one sitting?
You can leave and come back to the training and continue where you left off, or even go back to the beginning.

Is this a live training or online and self-paced?
You complete the training on your own, online and at your own pace.

How do I purchase this course for my team?
Sensory Friendly Solutions is happy to share that businesses and organizations who want to purchase our training for their teams have let us know that they have either reimbursed their staff, or provided their staff members with a corporate expense card to purchase our online, on-demand training.

What is the refund policy?
Once you complete training and receive certification, if you are not happy with the training, please contact us within 14 days of purchase. You must let us know why are you are unhappy, so that we can make changes if possible. You will receive a full refund within the following 14 days. It is important that you know that training is for educational and informational purposes only.

Will I get a certificate of completion?
Yes! Once you complete and pass the quiz, you will get an digital certificate you can print and share at the end of the training.

What do I do if I have more questions?
Please contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.

Sensory Friendly Solutions is your key to accessibility and inclusion.

Sensory Friendly Solutions’ mission is to make the world more sensory-friendly.

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Sensory Friendly Solutions is a Certified B Corp™.

B Corporation Certification is a designation that a business meets a high standard of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors such as supporting its workers, serving underrepresented populations in the community, sustaining the environment, and creating positive social impact for its customers.